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Fall 2004

ASTR560: Theory of Stellar Structure & Evolution

Credit Hours: 4
Typically offered: Fall
Crosslisted with: PHY 667

This course is intended to provide a systematic development of stellar astrophysics, both theory and observations. Topics include: hydrostatic equilibrium; equation of state; radiation transfer and atmospheres; convection and stellar turbulence; nuclear burning and nucleosythesis; solar neutrinos; star formation; pre-main sequence stars; brown dwarfs; end states of stellar evolution (white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes); supernovae; interacting binary stars; stellar rotation and magnetic fields; stellar pulsations; winds and outflows. The prerequisites for the course are all undergraduate level physics. Though helpful, no astronomy background is required.

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